Any way to tell system to ignore certain devices when trying to sleep?

steve108 · 23 Feb 2021

Maybe someone else has other suggestions then or that's why nothing shows up in /requests

imacken · 23 Feb 2021

Thanks Steve, that was my original question, can this be done for devices that don't show in the -requests command.
I really have gone almost crazy trying to fix this issue over the last few months.

Fabler2 · 23 Feb 2021

Just an idea only. Would connecting the devices to a powered USB hub, and then switching them off after use, work?

steve108 · 23 Feb 2021

Fabler2 said:

Just an idea only. Would connecting the devices to a powered USB hub, and then switching them off after use, work?

I had the same thought

imacken · 23 Feb 2021

Thanks guys. That’s exactly what I do, but I often forget.
The frustrating thing is, that sometimes everything is ok, and then a WU occurs or there is a system change and, bang, it’s back to the problem again.
Very, very frustrating!

Paul Black · 23 Feb 2021

Hello @imacken,

Copy & Paste ALL the following commands at once into a Command Prompt and press Enter.

Code:


powercfg -DeviceQuery Wake_Armed
powercfg -DeviceQuery Wake_From_Any
powercfg -DeviceQuery Wake_Programmable
powercfg -LastWake
powercfg -Requests
powercfg -WakeTimers
powercfg /qh

When the above has finished processing, Copy & Paste the results into your post using the [CODE] tags . . .

[1] Right-click on the title bar of the Administrator: Command Prompt Window > Edit > Select All.
[2] Right-click on the title bar of the Administrator: Command Prompt Window again > Edit > Copy.

Paste the results into your post using the [CODE] tags . . .

[3] In your post, click the Hashtag icon #.
[4] Click INSIDE the [CODE]Here[CODE] tags and press the Ctrl + V keys together.

In your post it will look like this . . .

Code:


<<< Results here >>>

I hope this helps.

Try3 · 23 Feb 2021

Does anything at all get listed in powercfg -requests?

Denis

steve108 · 23 Feb 2021

Try3 said:

Does anything at all get listed in powercfg -requests?

Denis

He said nothing ...... I've never seen this before.

Paul Black · 23 Feb 2021

Hello @Try3,

Try3 said:

Does anything at all get listed in powercfg -requests?

I have these as my notes . . .

PowerCFG - Requests

[1] Press the Win + X keys together > Command Prompt (Admin).
[2] Type powercfg -Requests 2>&1 > Enter.

The Output should say None for everything.
If NOT, the item[s] could possibly STOP the computer going to, or waking up, from Sleep.
Post ANY items that are NOT None.

I hope this helps.

Try3 · 23 Feb 2021

steve108 said:

He said nothing

No, the OP has only said that no devices are listed in the powercfg -requests response.

Denis